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Originally Posted by Weather Spotter
with the savings possible from driving another vehicle, you might want to look into getting a second car. but do not just look at fuel costs, factor in the plates, registration, insurance, etc on the new car to see if it is real a savings.
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You also have to look at the savings in oil changes (big engines hold more oil) gear oil changes, the cost of tires (I can buy a set of 4 tires for my car, mount and balance them for less then a single 325/55 R22 tire) when you add it all up the cost of fuel, even in a vehicle that uses that much fuel, the fuel is still a fraction of the cost of driving the vehicle.
But I know people who only own one vehicle and it's full of tools or spends 90% of the time hooked to a trailer that is way way to big for my car to tow, trucks don't have to meet alot of safety or mileage requirements because they are work vehicles.